Recorded 1974–2023 Boys' name Peak 1996 204 births

Kalid — boys' name

204 babies named Kalid in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s101990s512000s642010s482020s20
2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Kalid was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kalid in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalid

The Social Security Administration has registered 204 babies named Kalid between 1974 and 2023, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kalid currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalid performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kalid shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalid in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 204 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kalid at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

204

Since 1974

50 years of records

Peak year

1996

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1974

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kalid popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1974

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1996)
11
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
4681012 20232017201120062002199719891974 5

Kalid by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
64 births that decade — 31% of Kalid's all-time total
1970s111980s101990s512000s642010s482020s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalid?
204 babies have been named Kalid since 1974. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1996 with 11 births.
When was Kalid most popular?
Kalid was most popular in the 2000s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Kalid been used?
Kalid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 50 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kalid?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaleb, Kale, Kalvin, Kalen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.